She was angry at Daisy because, according to her, the bride stole her ex-boyfriend, Chip, and didn’t even need his money. Spoilers: Bridesmaid Betsy was behind the whole plot because she blamed the Thompson family for ruining her life. Harrison attempts a miserable facsimile of a yee-haw company executive, and Justin Baldoni, who plays groomsman Jake, charms as the resident hot guy but doesn’t make the role his own.Ĭast: Brooke Burns, Justin Baldoni, Gregory Harrison, Nicole Paggi, Martha Madison, Nadège August, Shashawnee Hall, Jay Kenneth Johnson, Kayla Mae Maloney, David Thomas Jenkins, Steven Eckholdt, Dale Raoul, John Sanderford, Terry Maratos, Ann Walker, Rick Scarry Other actors don’t bring as much depth to their characters. Her performance is enough to make you forget Tanya’s abrupt change of heart at the end. Her new BFF responds in kind, and Burns’s cool, steady presence neutralizes some of the histrionics on display. Daisy may be a frivolous creature, fretting way too much about her teddy bear table toppers, but that only makes her devotion to her friends and family, and to Tanya, all the more sincere. Daisy seems no different from the squealing bobbleheads who make up her bridal party until she gives a touching speech about friendship and letting others share in your pain. Generic and annoying characters populate much of the movie, but some break through in unexpected ways. Instead, Undercover Bridesmaid more skillfully deploys its romcom elements. However, she doesn’t probe the large pool of suspects or their motives too deeply and sometimes makes careless missteps that compromise her mission. A sense of danger lurks in the background and Tanya checks in often with her friend and fellow agent, Henry (Shashawnee Hall).
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The movie is a fun guessing game but doesn’t go out of its way to tell an absorbing mystery. Others behave suspiciously too, and if they’re not guilty of plotting kidnap and murder, they’re at least guilty of being insufferable snobs. Thompson’s former business partner, Daisy’s cousin and fellow heir to the family fortune, and an aunt with a talent for mismanaging funds all have reasons to hurt Daisy or her father. Nevertheless, Tanya leverages her position to get closer to the guests and settles on a few suspects. Even Daisy can bullshit her way through a blunder and explain her sudden friendship with someone her friends and family have never heard of. Tanya’s intransigence makes her seem bad at her job to be honest.
You’d think that faking her way through a situation would be part of the job description, but she’s determined to look as miserable as she feels. Tanya seems physically incapable of blending in, especially when the austere security agent finds herself surrounded by a giddy bridal party and Daisy’s meddling relatives. Ever the professional, Tanya vows to put her personal feelings aside and keep Daisy safe, which turns out to be harder than expected when she arrives at the sprawling Thompson estate for the wedding weekend. Fortunately for Daisy, Tanya is great at her job unfortunately, she has a violent hatred for weddings, the result of her being left at the altar years ago. Wes Thompson (Gregory Harrison), father of the bride and a Very Rich Man, worries for his daughter’s safety after receiving threatening notes that may be linked to his impending business merger. Lead actor Brooke Burns steers the film away from disaster, and a race to thwart a possible crime keeps the story focused.īurns plays Tanya, a private security agent forced to go undercover – as a bridesmaid – to protect Daisy Thompson (Nicole Paggi) at her upcoming wedding. The movie, painted in broad, goofy strokes, is far from inspiring but has enough going to merit a viewing or two.
If you’re in the mood for a mystery-romance and don’t mind dodgy acting or questionable character motivations, look no further than Undercover Bridesmaid.
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